| Name: | liver |
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| Definition: | Solid compound organ with three lobes that has many functions including bile production, blood detoxification, the production of critical plasma proteins and clotting factors, complement proteins and the storage of many substances, such as lipids, amino acids, iron, and glycogen. Female fish produce vitellogenins in the liver. |
| Ontology: | Anatomy Ontology [ZFA:0000123] |
| Name: | hyperplastic |
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| Synonyms: | hyperplasia, overdeveloped |
| Definition: | A physical quality inhering in an organ or tissue by virtue of the bearer's exhibiting an increased number of cells, typically associated with an increase in size. |
| Ontology: | Phenotypic Quality Ontology [PATO:0000644] |